Gray brioche lace shawl with multi-colored spots that is inspired by the moon.

The Edge of Darkness (April 6, 2026) - As the Artemis II crew flew over the terminator, the astronauts described this boundary between day and night as "anything but a straight line." Crater rims along the terminator stand out as "islands" in the night. Giant chains of craters emanating from the 3.7-billion-year-old Orientale basin can be seen scouring the surface, stretching almost to the terminator. This tells a geologic story: these crater chains produced by the Orientale impact event mar the surface of the relatively flat Hertzsprung Basin (center of this image), which means that Hertzsprung Basin must be even older than Orientale! Image Credit: NASA

Thank you, Artemis II, for giving me a new appreciation of my own work.

Pattern is Sleeping Satellite by yours truly. Yarn is @lolabeanyarnco.com Wax Bean in Moonshine.

#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl

Man holding red brioche lace shawl, with fall foliage in the background.

Receipt of 81 sales of Sleeping Satellite on Ravelry

Receipt for 5 sales of Sleeping Satellite on Payhip

Receipt for donation of $325 plus process fees to Mission Blue Skies

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I sold 81 copies of Sleeping Satellite through Ravelry and 5 copies through Payhip. 86 times $3.50 is $301. I bumped it up to $325 and paid the process fees for the donation to Mission Blue Skies. Thank you all for your support.

#missionblueskies #lolabeanyarnco

Tomorrow is the release date!

I am so excited to get this out to you!

🧶 #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl

A charcoal black Adella Q Maker’s Sling bag with an adjustable crossbody strap rests on the ledge of a brightly painted upright piano. The textured canvas bag features front pockets with metal snaps and grommet details. The piano artwork shows a colorful coastal scene with blue sky, clouds, water, trees, and buildings, creating a vivid contrast to the bag’s dark, muted tones.

Black and gray are the quiet foundation of every palette. Black anchors color with depth and strength, while gray allows colors to speak without shouting. It tempers intensity, adds nuance, and reminds us that balance is often more powerful than saturation. 🧵

#LolaBeanYarnCo #DellaQ #Shadow

Yarn in colors red, green, blue, and purple wrapped around a PVC niddy noddy.

Finally using my homemade niddy noddy to get the kinks out of a sock blank. Using the pvc pipe means that I can get it wet without concern.

#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #sockblank #waxbean #niddynoddy

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Burgundy shawl pinned on blocking board with dark streak down the center due to water sprayed on it for spot blocking.

So here goes the spot blocking.

#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl #briochelace #spotblocking

Burgundy shawl resting on denim clad knee to show fold line in shawl due to blocking.

As expected, there is a visible fold line, but I believe that I can spot block that out by just wet blocking that portion with towels and a spray bottle. In other news, the writing is underway, photoshoots are to come, and tutorial(s) are in the works. 🧶
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Burgundy red brioche lace shawl, folded in half, being aggressively blocked.

First time aggressively blocking a shawl folded in half. If it doesn't work out at the fold line, then I reblock it (after getting additional blocking pads and pins).
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl #briochelace

Large burgundy shawl is a crescent shape on a beige carpet.

Look at what came off the needles last night! I have yet to get an accurate rendition of the color in any of these photos.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl #briochelace

Close up of finishing of brioche lace shawl.

Sorry for the flash photo, but it's party time here. Looks like everyone at Rhinebeck is having a great time. (Yes, I am jealous.) But I do have the finishing of my large version of Sleeping Satellite to console me.

#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl

Just added 400+ skeins to the shop across a bunch of bases. So if you’ve been hunting for a skein or two to round out a project (or start a new one 👀), I’ve got you covered.

lolabeanyarnco.com 🧶🫶🏾

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A double-layered hat is laid flat on a wooden surface. The hat is knit with handyed yarn in gray with neon yellow and pink speckles.

A double-layered hat is laid flat on a wooden surface, the brim is folded up. The hat is knit with handyed yarn in gray with neon yellow and pink speckles.

A woman with brown hair and black round glasses is looking at the camera and smiling. She is wearing a gray beanie hat.

Love my newest #Musselburgh made in LolaBean Yarn Company's Moonshine on the Wax Bean base.

I LOVE this base! The 20% silk gives the yarn a drape and a sheen that is gorgeous when paired with this colorway. This is easily my favorite hat now 🧶

#lolabeanyarnco #Moonshine #handknit #handdyedyarn

The Final Black Label Drop of 2025 Is Here!

We’ve officially opened preorders for the last Black Label installment of the year and it’s available now at lolabeanyarnco.com!

#LolaBeanYarnco #BlackLabel #BadBunny

Burgundy colored brioche lace shawl on the needles, resting on the lap of a man in a light blue shirt and olive drab shorts.

This is the back of Sleeping Satellite. Looks just as good as the front. I am going through about 50g of yarn a week, so hopefully, this will be off the needles in about two weeks. The charts are done, so I am in a pretty good place with it.#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean
#sleepingsatelliteshawl

Shawl in camo colors from lolabeanyarnco Westknits bubblyblossoms

#knitting Fall #shawl done, don’t know if I’ll be wearing this anytime soon.
As it’s still HAH in #NC
All camo colors from #lolabeanyarnco pattern #westknits #bubblyblossomsshawl

Close-up of bright purple and periwinkle skeins of hand-dyed yarn neatly stacked. The yarn labels read “LolaBean Yarn Co.” featuring an illustrated child holding yarn.

A box filled with skeins of dark, moody yarn in shades of charcoal, purple, and mossy green, with a pop of bright chartreuse on the right. Labels with the LolaBean illustration are visible on each skein.

Clear plastic bins full of hand-dyed yarn skeins in gray, cream, speckled pastels, and light purple tones. The skeins are tightly packed and organized by colorway.

A pile of vibrant, multicolored skeins of yarn in shades of red, blue, cream, green, and yellow. Each skein has the LolaBean Yarn Co. label with the illustrated child.

Twisting and labeling on repeat today, with plenty of yarn cooking in the ovens, too. The Strange & Unusual and The Juice Is Loose palettes shipped out yesterday, so they’re officially on their way.

Wishing y’all a good one. 🫶🏾🧶

Shop: lolabeanyarnco.com

#LolaBeanYarnCo

Got some studio time in today to work on a restock of the Three Crows Fiber bespoke colorway, Three Crows, along with a few coordinating shades.

Hope y’all are having a good one. 🫶🏾

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Brioche lace portion of shawl in Burgundy Beam colorway by LolaBean Yarn Co on Wax Bean.

Glowing orangy red moon on the horizon with the beach in the immediate foreground and the reflection of the moon on the ocean beyond the beach.

Originally, Sleeping Satellite was just going to be one size, using one mega-skein of Moonshine. But then that came off the needles right before vacation, leaving me without a project to go down Rehoboth Beach with.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco

Silvery gray brioche lace shawl aggressively pinned out on blocking mats.

Sleeping Satellite came off the needles just before leaving for vacation. Today was the first day that I had a chunk of time and daylight to do the blocking. Wow! I did not expect it to block out this large! I can't wait to see how it is once it is dry.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean

Shipping vibes. 😎

Calypso Cowl and Showtime Stripes Hat kits are heading out first thing tomorrow with UPS and USPS.

Don’t forget to tag LBYC and @flynnknit.bsky.social when your squish arrives! 🧶

#LolaBeanYarnCo #FlynnKnit

Upclose view of of edge of brioche lace shawl that is being finished.

This week's prompt for #showmeyourknits is WIP. I believe that I have actually found a finish for my Sleeping Satellite shawl design that will work. Fingers crossed! 🧶 #lolabeanyarnco

Close up of brioche lace section of new shawl design. The yarn is a silvery gray with specks of color.

I am working through Sleeping Satellite, with some ripping back involved. But I think the rework is worth it. Hopefully, soon, I will be writing it up.
#knitting #lolabeanyarnco #waxbean #textillianstudios #sleepingsatelliteshawl #briochelace

#lolabeanyarnco she’s pretty AND smells good #lbycBlackLabel

What started as Courtney Flynn of @flynnknit.bsky.social showing off her latest LolaBean yarn project quickly spiraled into something bigger, a full-blown Beetlejuice-inspired collaboration!

🧶 🧵

#LolaBeanYarnCo #FlynnKnit #BeetleJuice #CalypsoCowl #ShowtimeStripesHat

You should definitely subscribe to the LBYC and @flynnknit.bsky.social newsletters if you haven’t already, before the curtain rises. Trust me… you don’t want to miss this haunting. 👻

Sign up at lolabeanyarnco.com. 🖤

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If you don’t mind a little spoiler, here’s a peek at the August installment of the Black Label x LolaBean subscription skeins that are on their way to everyone who took a leap of faith and placed an order. 🧶

#LolaBeanYarnCo #BlackLabelByLolaBean

While I don’t normally offer custom colors anymore, I absolutely had to dye one up for MY local yarn store. I thought I’d give you a little background on how it came to be and the inspiration behind “Three Crows.” 🧶

#LolaBeanYarnCo #ThreeCrowsFiber